What does it mean to be relational as a teacher? How will you interact with your students to accomplish this?
To be relational as a teacher means that you are accessable to your students. That they are welcome to ask questions without fear of being degraded. You also need to be able to relate to your students and see their perspective on things as well as your own. This does not mean being friends with your students or not holding them accountable, but being a trusted adult that they can talk to about your subject matter or anything else bothering them. It also means being a cheerleader for their successes and to make them responsible for their failures.
I will be relational to my students by holding informal tutoring sessions, letting them know that I am available to talk if they feel the need, and greeting them each day at the door asking them how their day is going. I will never say that a question is a stupid question or demean my students.
Hi Melissa,
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, teachers need to be a role model and as you said a 'trusted' adult. They need to know that they can count on your for support, but you are not their buddy.
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